Jui-Kai “Ray” Wang, Ph.D.

Jui-Kai (Ray) Wang, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology. He joined UT Southwestern in 2024. 

Dr. Wang is a computer-engineering scientist, specializing in ophthalmic image analysis. He works with multiple ophthalmic image modalities, such as color fundus photographs, optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT angiography (OCTA), and laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG). He uses both traditional machine learning and advanced deep learning neural networks to advance the understanding and diagnosis of various ocular diseases.

Dr. Wang earned his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Iowa in 2016, where his dissertation focused on estimating papilledema severity using spectral-domain OCT. He also holds an MS in Computer and Communication Engineering from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, and a BS in Electronic Engineering from Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

Before joining UT Southwestern, Dr. Wang held positions as an Associate Research Scientist/Engineer at the University of Iowa and a Research Associate at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System. He was a key contributor to multiple VA and NIH-funded projects, including those focused on the early detection of progressive visual loss in glaucoma and the use of laser speckle flowgraphy as an early indicator of microvasculopathy in radiation-induced vision loss.

Dr. Wang is an active member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and has received several honors and awards, including the Xtreme Research Award from Heidelberg Engineering in 2021 and the Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence Travel Grant from ARVO in 2019.